Leeds Community Foundation

We've got 2 programmes open for applications 👇 1️⃣ Community Action Microgrants 2️⃣ Pears Youth Fund Learn more about both of them on our website: leedscf.org.uk/open-grants/

💻 Join us online to learn all about the Leeds Digital Inclusion Fund! Hear about the programme criteria and application process, as well as the support that our partners 100% Digital Leeds can offer. When? 6 July, 2pm Where? Zoom Register here 👉 buytickets.at/leedscommunity…

We are Leeds Community Foundation, the region’s leading independent funder. We unlock giving and invest in communities through grant making, collaboration and leadership. Read our story to learn more 👉 leedscf.org.uk/our-story

Now open! Pears Youth Fund 👇 Supporting organisations to deliver youth work and promote youth voice, youth empowerment and youth activities 💵 Grants: £20,000 over 2 years 📍 Location: Leeds and Bradford 📆 Deadline: 08/06/2026 at 12 noon 💻 Apply: leedscf.org.uk/pears-youth-fu…

Community Action Microgrants: for citizen-led projects and community development activities promoting equality, inclusion and community cohesion. 💵 Grants: up to £2,500 📍 Location: Leeds 📆 Deadline: 04/06/2026 at 12 noon 💻 Apply: leedscf.org.uk/community-acti…

Our Members help us give out millions of pounds to support thousands of local people every year 🙌 Want to join them and play your part in building a fairer Leeds? Drop us a email and we'll connect you with our team - info@leedscf.org.uk

Thank you to Axiologik, Corecom Consulting, Eve Roodhouse, Howarth Timber, Kate Hainswoth and Stephen Staples, Leeds City Council, Malcolm Lynch, Sterling Capitol PLC, Dr Stewart Manning and The Jaytee Foundation, who've recently renewed their Membership!

Thank you to everyone who joined us and @LeedsCivicTrust for our supporter event yesterday! We celebrated 400 years since Leeds received its charter, and the philanthropy that's helped to shape the city over the past 4 centuries. #Leeds400

Listen to Chapel FM's podcast to hear from some of the organisations that were funded by the Community Action Microgrants programme, which continues the legacy of dedicated activist and community organiser, Louie Ward Herbert. chapelfm.co.uk/elfm-player/ar…

Learn about the Community Action Microgrants programme in our information video 👇 And you can book onto our application workshop with @VolActionLeeds here: ow.ly/tCEZ50YSlCP

You can currently apply for a grant from 👇 - Addressing Mental Health Inequalities in Minority Ethnic Groups: leedscf.org.uk/addressing-men… - Community Action Microgrants: leedscf.org.uk/community-acti…

It's time for our April news! 🙌 Read about what we've been up to, our impact and some good stories 👉 mailchi.mp/leedscf.org.uk…

📢 Calling all third sector organisations in Leeds! Please take a few moments to fill in @MyForumCentral's latest cost pressures survey. 📝It will help us to understand the needs and challenges in the sector, and better advocate on your behalf 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Are you part of a small group in Leeds and want to learn more about applying for funding? If so, join @VolActionLeeds with @LeedsCommFound for a FREE ‘Applying for a Community Action Microgrant Workshop’ session on 7 May 2026👉ow.ly/JZkF50YQYxF

Thinking about applying for a Community Action Microgrant but not sure where to start? Our friends at @VolActionLeeds are running a free workshop to help you with your application. When? 07/05/2026, 10am - 12pm Where? Tenants Hall, Middleton Learn more👉 doinggoodleeds.org.uk/training-cours…

We've extended the deadline for Addressing Mental Health Inequalities in Minority Ethnic Groups grants. You now have until 05/05/2026 at 12 noon to apply. Learn more about the programme on our website 👉 leedscf.org.uk/addressing-men…

Grants currently open for applications 👇 - Suicide Prevention Grants - Addressing Mental Health Inequalities in Minority Ethnic Groups - Community Action Microgrants Learn more about each programme on our website: leedscf.org.uk/open-grants/

We invested more than £130,000 through 41 Climate Action Leeds Community Grants. Thanks to the funding, nearly 9,500 thousand people took part in climate action. Read all about it 👉 leedscf.org.uk/thousands-take…

2 of our grants programmes are closing soon. Apply now so you don't miss the deadline 👇 Suicide Prevention Grants closes 27/04/26, 12 noon Addressing Mental Health Inequalities in Minority Ethnic Groups closes 28/04/26, 12 noon Learn more and apply: leedscf.org.uk/open-grants/

That’s why we invest in them to do what they do. Because they know their communities best, and they know how to support them. If you want to make a difference for people in Leeds, investing in locally-rooted community organisations is the best way to do it. And we can help.

And they’re there from the start, preventing people’s problems from getting worse or even from developing in the first place. Our community organisations make this city. And without them we’d be lost.

Community organisations are there where others can’t always reach. They fill the gaps and provide the glue that keeps our communities together. They’re where people turn when they don’t know what to do.